Blink
Blink verb - To cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control).
Usage example: for two days the nations stood on the brink of war, until one finally blinked
Combat
Combat verb - To oppose (someone) in physical conflict.
Both words in one sentence
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Master Chief is shown to be inhumanly strong, stealthy and fast in combat: he's able to tear open a secure weapons locker with ease, kill an invisible Sangheili commando without being detected, and disappear in the blink of an eye.
Source: Film / Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn - The battles usually involve the fleets passing one another in the blink of an eye and trading shots as they pass, as a mix of naval combat and Old-School Dogfighting.
Source: Space Battle
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